Towel-hanger



1.]. SHOEMAKER. TOWEL HANGER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. s. 1919.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

9 7. simemaker JEREMIAH J. SHOEMAKER, 0F AKRON, OHIO.

TOWEL-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

Application filed September 5, 1919. Serial No. 321,866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEREMIAH J. SHOE- MAKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Akron, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Towel-Han er, of which the following is a specification.

This invention hasreference to that class of towel hangers by which the towel is hung or suspended from the holder devices along its upper edge in such manner, whereby the ordinary towel may be held in position for convenient use.

The primary object of my invention is to produce an appliance of the general character stated of a very simple and inexpensive construction and with the parts so arranged and combined whereby to maintain them from bein easily disconnected or put out of the desired condition and on which the towel may be held in position for use and easily and quickly removed, when desired.

Another object of my invention is to provide a: towel holder that includes a hanger portion composed of a piece of stout wire adapted for being readily sustained from an overhead support and a body member also composed of a spring wire strand that is bent to the desired shape and is adapted for being swivelly sustained on the hanger member so that it may be conveniently turned around to provide for using either side of thetowel, the said body portion also including resilient portions, near each end, with which the upper edge of the towel may be readily engaged, the said resilient portion being arranged to provide for hanging diflerent sizes of the ordinary towel.

With other objects in view, that will hereinafter be apparent, my invention embodies in a towel holder, the peculiar features of construction and arrangement of parts as set out in the following detailed'description, as specifically stated in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my towel holder, the same being shown as applied for use.

Figs. 2 and 3 are diagrammatic views thereof that illustrate how the diiierent sizes of towels may be supported therefrom.

Fig. i is a cross section, partly in elevation, taken substantially on the line 2-2 on Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the hanger or central support.

Fig. 6 is a like view of one of the towel edge resilient clamping members.

Fig. 7 is a similar view and illustrates a double or endless towel connected. with the clamping member.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a hanger that consists of a stout wire strand 1, the upper end of which is bent into an open mouthed loop 10 which provides for readily supporting the hanger from an overhead cross wire, hook, or other like support.

The body portion 2 of my towel hanger is also composed of a resilient wire strand, preferably galvanized wire, which midway its length is bent to form an eye 20 that constitutes a lower bearing or engaging the lower end of the hanger 1, as shown.

Midway thereof, each end portion of the body wire 2 is bent upon itself to form elongated horizontal clamping loops 21-21, the shanks of which are restricted by the straight members 22 that lie closely against adjacent portions of the main or body wire 2.

At the shank portions of each of the resilient clamping loops, the free ends of the wire 2 are coiled, one or more times, about the main end portions of the said body wire 2 as at 23 and from thence thesaid free ends of the wire extend diagonally inwardly toward each other with their terminals twisted into eyes 2 l-2% for engaging the upper end of the hanger 1, above a collar 1 twisted therein, the said eyes 2%. constituting the upper swivel bearings forthe body portion 2, as shown.

In the practical assemble e o the lower end of the hanger after t is l portion 2 is fitted thereon, is turned a horizontal coil which constitutes a bottom stop or keeper 25 for holding the body portion on the hanger.

The diagonally inwardly extended members constitute braces for holding the body portion in rigid relation when sustained on the upper end.

One of the advantageous features in my construction of towel hanger is that different sizes of the ordinary towel may be hung thereon, since all that is necessary is to twist portions of the upper edge of the towel and slip them into clampingthe clamping loops, see Fig. 3.

connection with tened as at 25 between the part e towel may likewise towel may be readily By forming the body portion in' the manner described and swivelly suspending it on the hanger 1, as stated and shown, the hanger, with the towel, may be freely turned around so that either side of the towel may be used, and since the upper twisted ends 2 l-24 of the diagonally extended portions of the body wire 2 rest upon the top of the twisted collar 1 the weight of the towel will not collapse the rack.

At the lower end, just above the bottom rest or stop member 25, the hanger 1 is fiatwhich portion tends to hold the lower bearing eye 20 from slipping up or flexing along the standard 1 and also for firmly holding the said eye connection 20 and the member 2-5,

lVhile I have stated that my applianceis particularly adapted for hanging the usual one piece towel, it is obvious that an endless be supported by making the device of a suitale size to permit of connecting one'of the loop ends of the double towel, as indicated in Fig. 7

In my construction of towel holder, the

attached to or removed from the device without danger of tearing the towel or injuring the holder, the shank portions of the clamping loops atfording sufficient tension for holding the towel suspended and against being readily pulled away from the holder.

What I claim. is:

1. A towel holder comprising a hanger adapted for being suspended from an overhead support, and a body portion bent up from a spring wire strand, said body having a pair of horizontally, disposed eyes midway the ends thereof, said eyes being adaptend of the body having a bent: up loop for receiving and clamping upper edge of-the towel. h

2. As a new article, a towel holder comprising a hanger that consists of a spring wire, one end of which is bent to constitute a hook and a horizontal keeper at the base of the hook portion, the lower end being horizontally bent to constitute a bottom stop, a body portion that vconsists of a single spring wire strand and which includes a horizontal bottom member, each .end of which is bent to form an elongatedloop having a restricted neck, the said horizontal member being also bent to form an eye for swivelly engaging the lower end of the hanger, thefree ends of the said wire being bent diagonally upward toward each other and each terminating in; an eye, the said eyes constituting bearings forswivelly engaging portions of the the upper end of the hanger at a point above the upper keeper portion thereof.

JEREMIAH J. SHOEMAKER. 

